Have the UK’s green plans hit a red light?
Political Fix
Financial Times
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🗓️ 3 April 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The UK government unveiled a new net zero plan this week after the High Court ruled last year that existing plans were not enough for the UK to reach net zero targets. So is the new plan up to scratch? Host George Parker discusses with the deputy political editor Jim Pickard and climate reporter Camilla Hodgson. Plus, campaigning has kicked off for the May local elections. Labour and the Liberal Democrats have been out on the road but where were the Conservatives? Deputy opinion editor Miranda Green and columnist Stephen Bush look ahead to a vital test of public opinion.
Presented by George Parker. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Manuela Saragosa. The sound engineer was Breen Turner
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| 0:27.8 | Some inside the government called it Green Day, but according to Labour's Ed Miliband, |
| 0:38.3 | the government's big package of energy announcements this week |
| 0:40.9 | amounted to a boulevard of broken dreams. |
| 0:44.3 | There are some weasel words. They don't say they're going to meet |
| 0:48.4 | the target they set out with great fanfare at COP26. |
| 0:52.6 | All the document can say is they'll make some progress towards it. |
| 0:58.8 | Welcome to the FT's political fix, your essential insider guide to Westminster |
| 1:04.0 | from the Financial Times with me, George Parker. |
| 1:07.0 | Coming up, Rissisunak's government has a new net zero plan |
| 1:10.9 | drawn up after the high court ruled that existing plans weren't enough for the UK |
| 1:14.6 | to reach net zero targets. |
| 1:16.5 | So is the new plan up to scratch. |
| 1:18.6 | The FT's Jim Picard and our climate reporter Camilla Hodgson |
| 1:22.0 | will be combing through the details. |
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